Joanne, Thanks for checking!! Carol Keppen

John, Yes, indeed. However, I want to say that I don't have that connection yet for myself. It is just that I suspect I do because my ancestor's name was Josiah. What do you have? Thanks. Joanne Martin

Bobbie, Thanks for Troy information. I have collected a fair amount of data for my collection. If I find anything that matches or indicates a connection to families I already have will post. Joanne Martin

Hi Bobbie, I will add these to my Atwood collection: Joseph and Polly (Tuttle) Atwood and Kelly, Elijah, Daniel and Olinder. Interesting the name Kelly. It would indicate a surname wouldn't it? What about the probate index? Thanks! Joanne Martin

Dorrice, Would you please send me information on the Atwood family that came to Tompkins County, New York? I'd really appreciate anything you have as I have a collection of 163 Atwood families and am concentrating my searches now in New York State. Thank you so much. Joanne E. Martin

Carol, No, nothing on Virginia families. I also have a clearing house for Thurber researchers with about 2065 group sheets, so 163 doesn't seem like very much to me. I put aside my research for a long time on Atwoods so didn't research too long. My collection involves Atwoods descending from Thomas and Abigail (?) Atwood plus some various New England families and mostly I'm concentrating on New York State families now. Joanne Martin

What information do you have on Atwoods in Rensselaer Co. and Albany Co.? Do you have access to the IGI and Ancestral File? What is your name? Joanne Martin

Judi, Non by the name of Olivia in that area of the country or time period. I have several Olivia's born around the late 1700's early 1800's and one born in mid-1800's in Connecticut. Good luck in your search. Joanne Martin

From: Neva Babcock <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, 14 May, 2000 06:37 PM Subject: David Atwood > This was also found in PAST AND PRESENT OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, starting on page > 473. > > DAVID ATWOOD > > David Atwood, for many years an agriculturist of Winnebago county and > also connected with banking interests as a stockholder, took up his abode > here in the fall of 1844, and was therefore one of the pioneer residents of > this part of the state. Sixty years have since elapsed and many changes have > occurred, for at the time of his arrival he found a district largely > unimproved, while Rockford was a little village giving small evidence of > future development and growth. Mr. Atwood was born in Middleville, Berkshire > county, Massachusetts, June 11, 1824, his parents being Phineas and Huldah > (Hascall) Atwood. The father was a native of Great Barrington, > Massachusetts, and the mother of Peru, that state. In his native town he > learned and followed the blacksmith's trade and also engaged in farming > there. He was likewise active in the work of the church and was an ordained > minister of the Methodist Episcopal denomination, preaching at both > Middleville and Washington, Massachusetts. In 1842 he removed to Lewis > county, New York, where he resided until 1845, when he came to the west, > settling in Winnebago county. For a short time he resided in New Milford and > then went to Harlem township, where he became owner of a large tract of land, > to the cultivation and improvement of which he devoted his energies as a > general farmer for many years. Later he lived retired, making his home there > until his death, which occurred in Harlem township when he was eighty-five > years of age. He had served his country as a soldier in the war of 1812 as a > drummer boy, and was equally loyal to her welfare throughout his entire life > and also to public progress and improvement along the lines that promote the > material, intellectual and moral development of the race. His widow died in > Harlem town ship at the age of ninety-four years. There were ten children in > their family, of whom four are living, namely: Jonathan, a retired merchant, > residing in De Kalb, Illinois; Mary W., who is the widow of Charles Haskins, > and resides at No. 415 East street in Rockford; Hezekiah, a retired merchant > living in Boone, Iowa; and Sylvester G., who is living retired at No. 1904 > Harlem avenue in Rockford. Those deceased are Phineas, Harriet N., Patience, > David, Louisa and Bradley S. > David Atwood acquired a good education in the east and in 1842 > accompanied his parents on their removal to Lewis county, New York, where he > lived until 1844. The brothers came west on account of the health of > Jonathan Atwood. They made the journey by way of the Great Lakes to Chicago > and by stage to Rockford. Here Mr. Atwood began working by the month as a > farm hand and finally located on the place now known as the old Hastings farm > in New Milford township, living there for a few years. Subsequently he took > up his abode in Harlem township where he purchased a tract of wild prairie > land for seven dollars per acre and on this he built a small house. He then > began clearing his land, and as the fields were prepared for the plow he > turned his furrows and planted his crops. He paid for his farm by hauling > his corn to Beloit, Wisconsin, which was then the nearest market, receiving > for his product twenty cents per bushel. Desiring a companion and helpmate > for life's journey, Mr. Atwood was married November 15, 1848, to Miss > Elizabeth Crill, better known as Libby. She was born in Stark, Herkimer > county, New York, October 10, 1831, her parents being James and Susan > (Guivits) Crill, both of whom were natives of Herkimer county. The family, > however, is of German lineage, and the grandfather, Thomas Crill, was the > first of name to come from Germany to America, emanating from a noble family. > He served as a soldier of the Revolutionary war and died in Herkimer county, > New York. James Crill and his wife moved to west in 1844, and first settled > in New Milford township, Winnebago county, on a farm where they lived for > four months. They then removed to Monroe township, Ogle county, where Mr. > Crill became the owner of extensive farming property land. Subsequently he > engaged in general farming until his later years, when he removed to the > village of Monroe, where he lived retired. In the meantime he had become > very wealthy and was there engaged in loaning money, while his two sons, > Isaac and John, now deceased, looked after the farm. Both Mr. and Mrs. Crill > resided in the village of Monroe until called to their final rest. > Mr. and Mrs. Atwood became the parents of two children. The elder son, > James M., married Lilly Tuttle, and they now reside in Guilford township > where he is engaged in farming. Charles D. Atwood married Emma Shaul, a > native of Amsterdam, New York, and they reside with his mother in Rockford. > He, however, is engaged in business in Chicago and spends only Sunday at > home. Mr. and Mrs. Atwood also adopted and reared three children: > Millicent, the wife of Gilford Smith, living near Holcomb, Illinois; Kitty, > who now resides in Marion, Ohio; and Henry, who lived with Mrs. Atwood until > nineteen years of age, and is now a resident of California. > Mr. Atwood continued his farming operations in Harlem township and > purchased more land there until he owned an extensive tract. He was > practical and progressive in his farming methods, adding good buildings to > his place and cultivating his land so that it produced excellent crops. He > there carried on general farming until the marriage of his younger son in > 1888, when he turned over the farm to the care of his sons and the property > is still a part of the estate. Mr. and Mrs. Atwood then removed to Rockford, > and throughout his remaining days he enjoyed the fruits of his former toil. > He passed away here September 22, 1904. For several years he had been a > director in the Rockford National Bank and he left his family in very > comfortable circumstances. His possessions had all been acquired through his > own efforts and his example should serve to encourage and inspire others, > showing what may be accomplished through determined purpose, laudable > ambition and unfaltering industry when guided by sound judgment. In politics > he was a democrat, and he belonged to the Masonic lodge of Rockford for over > a half century, the fiftieth anniversary of his connection therewith being > celebrated in August, 1904. He also belonged to the Order of the Eastern > Star. He contributed toward the building of the Crill Methodist Episcopal > church of Monroe township, and both he and his wife attended the services of > that denomination, but were not members thereof. Mr. Atwood, known and > honored as one of the wealthy and prominent men of the county, left behind > him many friends. The family is prominent here and Mrs. Atwood and her son > occupy a commodious and beautiful residence at No. 215 Kilburn avenue. > > As near as I can tell, this is another totally different Atwood. Hope > someone finds this helpful. > > Neva

From: Neva Babcock <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, 14 May, 2000 06:34 PM Subject: Patten H. Atwood > Hi Everyone and a Happy Mother's Day to those of us who are mothers! > > Yesterday I went with my son and ended up going to the Rockford Public > Library in Rockford, Illinois. I was totally unprepared as he wanted to go > for entirely different reasons, and it wasn't in our plans to go to Rockford, > anyway. However, I did try to make the most of it. Brad, in particular, I > think will be the most interested in what I found on Patten H. Atwood. I > also found information on a David Atwood and a James M. Atwood that I will > send by separate E-mail. All of these I found in the book Past and Present > of Winnebago County by Charles W. Church, Chicago, published by The S. J. > Clarke Publishing Co., 1905. Brad, I hope you can find something new that > you didn't have before. The biographical sketch of Patten H. Atwood starts > on page 159: > > PATTEN H. ATWOOD > > Patten H. Atwood, at one time an enterprising and respected farmer of > Winnebago county, gave up his life when in the military service of his > country in the last year of the Civil war, but he is yet remembered by many > of the older citizens of this part of the state. He belonged to a family > long well known and prominent in Rockford and the county. He was born in > Canada, April 15, 1842, and was a son of Joseph Atwood. His mother died > during the early boyhood of her son and the father afterward married again. > Later he brought his family from Canada--his native country--to Illinois and > purchased a farm in the Stillman valley, in Winnebago county, where he gave > his undivided attention to general agricultural pursuits until his death. > In the common schools Patten H. Atwood acquired his education and in his > youth he assisted his father in the operation of the farm, giving to him the > benefit of his services until he reached the age of twenty-one years, when he > was married and started out in life on his own account. He wedded Miss > Hannah H. McPherson, a native of Canada, born February 21, 1842, her parents > being Charles B. and Fidelia E. McPherson, who also came to Winnebago county > at an early period in its settlement and improvement. Her father engaged in > farming here for several years and then removed to Wisconsin, where he died. > Mr. and Mrs. Atwood became the parents of three sons--Ira A., who resides in > Jewell county, Kansas, where he is engaged in farming; Cyrus Homer, who > married Clara McAllister and resides in Sterling, Illinois, where he is > engaged in the grocery business, and Edward H., who married Lillian Pierce, > and is dealing in ice in Rockford, being one of the prominent and prosperous > business men of this city. > After his marriage Mr. Atwood settled upon a farm in the Stillman valley > and energetically began the cultivation of the soil and the improvement of > the place, which soon gave evidence of his careful supervision and diligence. > He had carried on farming but a few years, however, when the Civil war broke > out. His sympathies were with the Union cause and in 1864 he enlisted and > with his regiment went to Buffalo, New York, where he was taken ill with > measles and after an illness of several months, his death there occurred > April 15, 1865, his remains being interred in Buffalo. > Mrs. Atwood continued to reside upon the home farm in the Stillman valley > until 1886, and there reared her sons, but in the year mentioned she removed > to Rockford, where she has since made her home, now residing at No. 1125 > Ninth street. She belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church, of which her > husband was also a member, and her religious faith has been a permeating > influence in her life, developing traits of character that have won her many > friends. > > I've tried to retype the above as it was written. I hope I have. It was > especially difficult for me not to capitalize "valley" as the community is > presently known as Stillman Valley--not Stillman valley. > > I believe this is a different Patten Atwood. To me, it appears that he may > be a nephew of Patten B. Atwood or perhaps some other relative. > > Neva

Source: [email protected] From: [email protected] Subject: [LINEBACK] Adam Lineback & Sarah Wiley I was wondering if the name Wiley and Wiles, could belong to the same family. I am researching my husband's Atwood family and found that Sarah Elizabeth Atwood m. Richardson Wiles 7 Mar 1822 in Surry Co NC and then moved to Switzerland Co IN. Catherine Leinbach

Source: GC-Salem County Queries URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NJ/Salem?read=221 From: Marion Harris <[email protected]> Subject: Ft Delaware Prison Surname: Atwood ------------------------- I am trying to locate any info on Moses Allen ATWOOD who was held at Ft Delaware Prison as a POW. He died there during the Civil War. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Joanne, You wouldn't be looking for descendants of [Dr.] Thomas Atwood who settled in Wethersfield, CT would you? John.

Brad, Thanks for doing such wonderful work on your web site! I am going to have alot of fun with it this summer! I am hoping to complete my own ATWOOD update this summer. Would you be interested in adding it to your collection? Carol Keppen

There is a julia ann Quimby Atwood married 1849 in maine to a John Atwood who could be this julia ann also

This post caught my eye - I don't know whether I have a Kentucky connection at all, but this is the first time I have seen the name LAMKIN on a post. My ggrandmother was Eunice Lamkin. She was married to Daniel Lee Aiken, and they emigrated from Tompkins County, NY to Warrensburg, MO where he died in 1892. Some of his sons had either gone with them or followed them there, as my father was born there. However, after Daniel's death they apparently all returned to NY. But I have no information on Eunice's birth or death dates, or the names of her parents. Anyone? Thanks in advance. Dorrice Wallis Florida - originally Tompkins Co. NY R Bradley Potts wrote: > Source: GC-Trigg County Ky. Query Forum > URL: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Trigg?read=449 > From: Barbara Howard <[email protected]> > Subject: atwood, lampkins > > Surname: meredith, atwood, lamkins, grace, downs, johnson, cothran > ------------------------- > Samuel Meredith Jr married Sarah A Lamkins on 2/8/1840 in Trigg > County KY. Julia Ann Meredith married Moses Allen Atwood. I also have > Charles > Lamkin and John H Atwood witnessing a title bond on property from Milly > Meredith to her son John P Meredith. Thomas H Atwood witnessed a deed > between > Milly Meredith and her son Titus M Meredith. I have a deed between Titus > Meredith and William Jones that lists one of the property lines of > Charles > Lamkins. I will be glad to exchange on these families. -- MZ

Source: GC-Trigg County Ky. Query Forum URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Trigg?read=453 From: Marion Harris <[email protected]> Subject: Trigg County Dower Records Surname: ATWOOD, MEREDITH ------------------------- Does anyone know if Trigg County has Dower Records available for searching (preferably the e-way) or indexed? Trying to locate death date and burial place of Moses Alan Atwood, born 1821 in Trigg. Was the Mrs. Julia A. Atwood who married Wm Pritchard in June 1869 his widow?

Source: [email protected] From: "Wanda Ellis" <[email protected]> Subject: #8 ORIGINAL MARRIAGE LICENSES FROM BRYAN COUNTY, OK If you wish to obtain one of these Licenses, please send you request along with a stamped self addressed envelope to the Bryan County Heritage Assoc., Inc., a research library at P. O. Box 153, Calera, OK 74730. Please do not ask for all of any one surname, you will not receive all of them. Please be specific Atwood, E. O. m. Locke, Laura 31 Aug 1931

Source: GC-Trigg County Ky. Query Forum URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Trigg?read=449 From: Barbara Howard <[email protected]> Subject: atwood, lampkins Surname: meredith, atwood, lamkins, grace, downs, johnson, cothran ------------------------- Samuel Meredith Jr married Sarah A Lamkins on 2/8/1840 in Trigg County KY. Julia Ann Meredith married Moses Allen Atwood. I also have Charles Lamkin and John H Atwood witnessing a title bond on property from Milly Meredith to her son John P Meredith. Thomas H Atwood witnessed a deed between Milly Meredith and her son Titus M Meredith. I have a deed between Titus Meredith and William Jones that lists one of the property lines of Charles Lamkins. I will be glad to exchange on these families.

Thanks Allan for such a vote of validity....... BUT..... <bg> Although much of my collection is from primary sources.... ie town, church, or family records. Alot of it is from secondary sources, ie family histories, and indexes; and about 25% of the collection is from tertiary sources.... email, letters, gedcoms, and hearsay.... I'm constantly trying to verify my tertiary sources; and spend much of my time (when available) confirm secondary sources. (These are trips to town halls, cemeteries, courts, and libraries; you know..... what most of us do for fun !!!) Often, I find errors in my primary sources..... I transcribed wrong or the town clerk wrote down the wrong information.... !! Sound familiar !!! If anyone wants my sources, please contact me, they are not available on the website. If my source is another person, I will give you that persons address or email. Brad [email protected] http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genesis ============================== Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ Add your GEDCOM today !!!